David Cook and Darren Wheeling. Master tape. Robot Bumblebee in The Disc of Saturn. December 1991. Age 6. 2nd of his three films. Voices by Darren Wheeling, David Cook and Linda Cook.
Topics: TNLC, CCM, MediaArts, Animation Lab, David Cook, Darren Wheeling, cutout
Some pencil test experiments of a dog imagining the star atop a tree as a bone. By Christopher Grotke. Fall 1989
Topics: TNLC, CCM, MediaWorks, Animation Lab, Grotke
Animated title for animator recruitment at the Capital Children's Museum. For display in the museum's lobby. By Christopher Grotke. 1990.
Topics: TNLC, CCM, MediaWorks, Animation Lab, Grotke
Animated logos for the CCM show 3rd and H. By Christopher Grotke. 1990
Topics: TNLC, CCM, MediaWorks, Animation Lab, Grotke, 3rd and H
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Two short hand-drawn animation pieces. One may be Ann Zimmerman's entry into a DC Jam (?) and the other is a short bit by Donovan Reid called of Mouse and Man presented by 'Icon Faction'. Shot in the Animation Lab. Photography by Greg Macek. 1988?
Topics: TNLC, CCM, MediaWorks, Animation Lab, Animation Corps
Tom Ferguson final project for Animation Corps calss. Grunt.
Topics: TNLC, CCM, Media Arts, Animation Corps
Environment Through Eyes of Children - Animated environmental messages. Clay, cutouts, flipbooks. Sidwell Friends project.
Topics: TNLC, CCM, MediaArts, Animation Lab, Sidwell Friends, flipbooks
Demonstration of basic camera shots, close up, medium, long. Low, high angles. Pan, zoom, In front of storyteller theater done up for What’s Opera Doc. Joshua Muntain. 1998?
Topics: TNLC, CCM, Media Arts, Muntain
Not sure what this is, but it seems to be a claymation figure conducting for a moment.
Topics: TNLC, CCM, MediaArts, Animation Lab, mystery, claymation
Here's a guide showing how to bounce a ball along a path of action, add some squash and stretch, and play with slow in and slow out movements. Shot by Christopher Grotke to use for demonstrations in the Animation Lab. Hitachi 3-chip camera, U-matic, FAX EOS frame controller, FAX Jr. animation stand. Fall? 1989.
Topics: TNLC, CCM, MediaWorks, Animation Lab, Grotke
Fall 10-20-95 Acorn and leaves animation and story Johnequa Faces - 10-31-95 torn photos and self portrait Monique and Antwan
Topics: TNLC, CCM, MediaArts, Animation Lab, MELC, faces, acorn
An animated ABC by Christopher Grotke. 1990.
Topics: TNLC, CCM, MediaWorks, Animation Lab, Grotke, ABC
claymation, objects "3 movies" Model a Battle
Topics: TNLC, CCM, MediaArts, Animation Lab, claymation
Animated logos for a museum TV show. Also shot using the Pansophic system (IBM AT 286) and a BCD frame controller. 1990
Topics: TNLC, CCM, MediaWorks, Animation Lab, AT 286, pansophic, BCD frame controller, computer animation
Cool find... audio of Darren Wheeling and Linda Cook working with David Cook on Robot Bumblebee and the Disc of Saturn soundtrack. Lots of work on the final joke, and various lines. 1991
Topics: TNLC, CCM, MediaArts, Animation Lab, David Cook, Darren Wheeling, cutout
A Steadicam Jr. shot (Hi-8 camera) through CCM from tv studio to Communications, past Future Lab and wall of faces, into Simple Machines, down into Mexico, through Mexico, into cave, through Communications lower level (strobe theater), down to lobby, up three flights of stairs, and back to tv studio. Shot by Peter Carlin. Shows Christopher Grotke, other staff and interns. 92-3?
Topics: TNLC, CCM, exhibits, H Street. fly-thru, Steadicam, Carlin
A few walk cycles and a modern art collage piece. Who did this?
Topics: TNLC, CCM, MediaArts, Animation Lab, experiment
Media Arts animation ad... and behind the scenes footage of kids painting cels, talking with students about animation. 1997
Topics: TNLC, CCM, MediaArts, Animation Lab. cels
Intern Kourtney Braff did this short piece showing that the mail dog always get through... almost. Cutout animation. 1992?
Topics: TNLC, CCM, MediaArts, Animation Lab, Braff, cutout
Beginning of work on a story called Three Wishes. Master tape in bad shape, but we were able to rescue this much. 1990? Also contains what appears to be a basketball-playing slice of pizza.
Topics: TNLC, CCM, MediaArts, Animation Lab, cutout
More tests, and titles from 3rd and H. We would set things to run all night using the Pansophic system (IBM AT 286) and a BCD frame controller, and we'd come back the next day to see one of these little segments. Some frames could take minutes to render. 1990
Topics: TNLC, CCM, MediaWorks, Animation Lab, AT 286, pansophic, BCD frame controller, computer animation
Computer animation of scans of cycles of buffalo and antelope running at various speeds, by Joshua Muntain.
Topics: TNLC, CCM, Media Arts, Animation Lab, computer, cyclese
Pencil tests by Christopher Grotke. A dog is excited to ride in a car, but power windows are a new thing. 1989
Topics: TNLC, CCM, MediaWorks, Animation Lab, Grotke
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Sidwell Friends school would come by the Animation Lab for their mini-mester each year for many years. This says 1994 on the box. Some flipbooks, and some cartoons - War of Ugly Aliens, mutant turtles, Good Riddance. Students include Devin Mahoney, Kate Millard, Peter James, Mark Buckley, Maggie Goldman, Mike Krasjin, Paul Urbanczyk, Gardner Swan, Luke Jensen.
Topics: TNLC, CCM, MediaArts, Animation Lab, Sidwell Friends, flipbooks
More audio of Darren Wheeling and Linda Cooke working with David Cook on Robot Bumblebee and the Disc of Saturn soundtrack. Part 2 - recording the story. 1991
Topics: TNLC, CCM, MediaArts, Animation Lab, David Cook, Darren Wheeling, cutout
Early 3-D animation of a person switching heads shot using the Pansophic system (IBM AT 286) and a BCD frame controller. 1990
Topics: TNLC, CCM, MediaWorks, Animation Lab, AT 286, pansophic, BCD frame controller, computer animation
Lolly Ward. The Turnip. Summer 1991. Intern claymation project.
Topics: TNLC, CCM, MediaArts, Animation Lab, claymation, Ward
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The Wonderful World of Animation, Tara Igoe Productions. 8/1989. UMASS student intern at CCM made this video about the Animation Lab in the museum's Communcations wing, and media. Features Animation Corps student work, Christopher Grotke at animation stand, Ed Rom at stand explaining the class and class project, Darren Wheeling working on and explaining ToptHat in tech room. The stand was quite new... we moved the computer in that room soon after, and angled the stand in the corner to make more...
Topics: TNLC, CCM, MediaWorks, Animation Lab, Top tHat, documentary
Sidwell Friends school would come by the Animation Lab for their mini-mester each year for many years. This says March 1992 on the box. Some flipbooks, and some ads to promote reading. Students include Chris Parlato, David Kirk, Conor Dunn, Andrew Joyce, Jimmy, "Jimm-E" Ridley, Claudia Pineda, Brian McGinnis, B. Britt Harter, Bryce Fort, Henry Eng,
Topics: TNLC, CCM, MediaArts, Animation Lab, Sidwell Friends, flipbooks
A holiday message from Capital Children's Museum (CCM). Not sure, but I think we were offered free airtime on local TV if we came up with something. Shows Mexico, Communications, the cave, Sound and Silence, the maze, Rosie the Goat, the TV studio, Nek Chand entrance. Not sure who narrated or produced, either.
Topics: TNLC, CCM, Holiday, MediaArts, Mexico, Communications, cave, rosie, nek chand, staff, 1990
This appears to be a test of a multiplane contraption, probably by T. Carlos Williams. Stick figures walk about, and the piece experiments with depth and focus.
Topics: TNLC, CCM, MediaArts, Animation Lab, multiplane, Williams
My Prerogative music video by Vincent (?). Features some hip hop bears, drawn and cutout. 1990?
Topics: TNLC, CCM, MediaArts, Animation Lab, vincent
Joshua Muntain - Chemistry in Everyday Life - w/”Max”
Topics: TNLC, CCM, Media Arts, Animation Lab, Muntain, clay
1992 - Great Hi-8 Video Workshop. 8 Weeks, 8 kids, 8 videos, Hi-8 cameras, Hi-8 editing machine. Christopher Grotke, Peter Carlin, Erik Blankinship, Adam Blumenthal were instructors. Hi-8 video cameras, editing, steadicam. computer graphics. Video shows class, final projects, and outtakes. Grant Modderman - Attack of the Living Leftovers EnderLee Paris - The Cave Monster, Or Is He? Joelle Modderman - Finding Little Sister Kristopher Edmondson - The Germinator Jordan Riley - The Hungry Chair...
Topics: TNLC, CCM, MediaArts, Grotke, Carlin, Blankinship, Blumenthal. Hi-8
I think Darren Wheeling did this. 1990 or 91?
Topics: TNLC, CCM, MediaArts, Animation Lab
Solutions - message about race and unity; Kids Point of View spring 1995 video K-POV - Robert Smith, host - Mr. Baile makes drums. (shows our steadicam in use, and hi-8 cameras.) A go go groove. Options School. Chinese food rap. Cradle to Grave rap. 10 O'Clock Curfew rap. Alf Bawcombe, Chris Beutler, Amy Cohen, others...
Topics: TNLC, CCM, MediaArts, Beutler, Bawcombe, steadicam, hi-8
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Sidwell Friends school would come by the Animation Lab for their mini-mester each year for many years. This says 1994 on the box. Some flipbooks, and some cartoons - The Paint Ball War, Killer Watermelon, and Low Budget Man. Students include Joey Frank, Mike Gallant, Nick Goodbody, Jeremy Oldfield, Devin Mahoney, Jamie Gardner, Penda Dickey.
Topics: TNLC, CCM, MediaArts, Animation Lab, Sidwell Friends, flipbooks
Xerox animation by Christopher Grotke. I was experimenting with the enlargement of the copier at first, then drew over a copy of PhotoLab's Nestor Hernandez's photo of our back porch in NE DC. Fall 1989.
Topics: TNLC, CCM, MediaWorks, Animation Lab, Grotke
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David Cook worked with Darren Wheeling to create Robot Bumblebee: Back Beyond Keon. Written by David Cook. 1993. (I love the Robot Bumblebee series, and this one is exceptional.) Ron is after Keon, so Robot Bumblebee and friends have to help him get back to the past. Linda Cook and Jonathan Perry-Giles did voices. David was age 8, and this number 3 in the series. Master tape.
Topics: TNLC, CCM, MediaArts, Animation Lab, David Cook, Darren Wheeling, cutout
Very short clip. 1993. Maybe Grotke did this?
Topics: TNLC, CCM, MediaArts, Animation Lab
Samuel Willmott, age 5.5. and Darren Wheeling completed this nearly 10-minute retelling of the classic story. Sam wrote, directed, and illustrated, and the two of them animated it, completing the project in August 1992. Voices include Flannery Peterson, Samuel Willmott, Charlie Wilmott, Jody Katz, and Rebecca Willmott. Darren narrated.
Topics: TNLC, CCM, MediaArts, Animation Lab, Darren Wheeling, Samuel Willmott
Nice. Who did it? 1994, perhaps?
Topics: TNLC, CCM, MediaArts, Animation Lab, mystery
1992. A tape with samples of work from the Animation Lab including David Cook and Darren Wheeling working together as featured on In A Minute 1991, Robot Bumblebee & Disc of Saturn, Ralphie by Thom Shepard (1991), Da Bridge, An African Folktale, The Playground music video,
Topics: TNLC, CCM, MediaArts, Animation Lab, demo reel
Two short pieces from 1994. (Might be by Kris and EnderLee of the Hi-8 Workshops.) Aliens of the Red Sky - short piece with cutouts, by Kris and EnderLee. Blue Lightning - a claymation piece of a hockey game with a goalie really taking it for the team. By Kris and Chris.
Topics: TNLC, CCM, MediaArts, Animation Lab, cutout
YouthSpeaks Workshops profiles YouthSpeaks workshops that inspire young people to become passionate about writing. By: Rafael Casal. TRT: 2 min 33 sec
Chuck Jones meeting at CCM June 21,1993. Stan Woodward filming Ann Lewin, Stefan Kanfer, Valerie Kausen, Christopher Grotke, Bob Evans, and others talking about the Chuck Jones: An Animated Life exhibit and design for the drawing room. Michelle and Laura give Chuck a video they made.
Topics: TNLC, CCM, MediaWorks, Animation Lab, Stan Woodward, Chuck Jones
Jamie Carr explaining animation project using Pansophic system (IBM AT 286). Filmed by cgrotke. Friday Feb 1 , 1990. Media Arts office, awaiting arrival of Mac IIfx machines.
Topics: TNLC, CCM, MediaWorks, Animation Lab, Jamie Carr, Grotke, Mac IIfx, AT 286, pansophic, computer...
The Snowman That Never Melts by Alana Jacobs, age 8. Assisted by Darren Wheeling . 1992. David, Gary Jacobs...
Topics: TNLC, CCM, MediaArts, Animation Lab, Darren Wheeling, Alana Jacobs
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It's our in-house children's show pilot project, 3rd and H Northeast (the intersection where the museum was located in NE DC). Completed 11/15/90 at 10:05 pm, according to the label. Museum PR director Mary Abbajay, Christopher Grotke, Damon Bryant, Brother Ah, Babatunde Washington. Stephanie Abbajay with Safety Corner, Sanjaya Krishna with Mouth Sounds, David Cook's Space Dog, Francis Sternhagen guest appearance, Peter Carlin with peteâs video corner, Mark Thorne, Jack Buchanan, Zane Vella ....
Topics: TNLC, CCM, MediaArts, Animation Lab, U-TV, 3rd and H, 1990
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